“South Korea has committed a serious act of political-military provocation by infiltrating drones into Pyongyang“. This is the accusation from the North Korean Foreign Ministry published on KCNA, the national news agency. “On the 3rd and 9th of this month, and again on the 10th, Seoul invaded the skies above the central district of the city of Pyongyang in dead of night, using unmanned aircraft to distribute numerous propaganda leaflets”, the complaint. “This is a blatant violation of our sacred sovereignty and national security and a flagrant violation of international law”, declared the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea, adding: “We view this provocative act by South Korea as a grave political and military provocation that needs no further explanation and must be resolved in accordance with our right to self-defense.”
“The Ministry of National Defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces and all levels of the armed forces have begun preparations to respond to the various scenarios of development of the situation – threatened Pyongyang – with all offensive forces ready, we would like to issue a stern ultimatum to Seoulif he once again carries out the provocative act of flying a drone in our airspace we will take action immediately.” In the margin of the statement, photos of the drone captured near Pyongyang were published, as well as photos of propaganda leaflets .
Seoul denies Pyongyang’s reconstruction and denies having sent drones to the North. This was reported by the Yonhap news agency.
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